Tate & Lyle boosts soluble fibre capacity in China

Tate & Lyle’s PLC STA-LITE^® Polydextrose facility in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, which underwent upgrades including capacity expansion, is now complete and online. The capacity is now three times more from when Tate & Lyle acquired it in 2014.  The facility’s packaging capabilities, and advanced environmental management infrastructure and systems have been improved.

STA-LITE^® Polydextrose is a soluble fibre with proven nutritional benefits that food producers use to provide fibre enrichment, and body and texture, in reduced sugars and calorie products. It is used in products such as cereals, drinking yoghurts, fermented beverages, biscuits and pastries.

Harry Boot, General Manager Asia Pacific, Speciality Food Ingredients at Tate & Lyle, said: “We continue to see strong demand for our soluble fibres, used in food and beverages globally to deliver solutions for sugar reduction and fibre enrichment. The three-fold capacity increase at our polydextrose facility in China will help us meet this growing demand, and provide a high-quality product to customers in Asia Pacific and other regions of the world.”

Courtney Kingery, Director, Global Product Management, Health & Wellness at Tate & Lyle, said: “Tate & Lyle is the only polydextrose manufacturer with production lines on three continents. Our investment in Nantong significantly enhances our fibre production capabilities, and expands our non-GMO offering.”

Tate & Lyle’s STA-LITE® Polydextrose includes PROMITOR^® Soluble Fibre and PromOat^® Beta Glucan.